Clip for guard-boards of scaffolds and the like



May 10, 1932. A. @MARSHALL 1,857,159

CLIP FOR GUARD BOARDS OF SCAFFOLDS AND THE LIKE Filed June 18, 1929 end with a lug Or thereof, the limbs `formed of flat metal, one limb of Patented May 10, 1932 UNITED STATES lPATENT ARNOLD CLARENOEMARSHALL, or LONDON, ELTGLALTD,l AssIeNOR To 'man STEEL v GREAT BRITAIN CLIP FOR GUARD-BOARDS or soArFOLns AND vTHE LIKE Y Application ined June 1s, 1929, serial No. 371,930,3.n`a in creat Britaiii July 24, 192s.;

This invention relates to a clip for guardboards of scaft'olds and the like. According to present practice the guardboard Or boards at the edge ofthe platform of a scafold is or are secured by lashing or nailing them to the scaffold poles.

The present invention has for its object to provide a simple form of device whereby the lashing or nailing is avoided and, further, to enable a number of boards or planks to be secured edge to edge, not onlyf-or the purpose specified but for erally.

` A clip according to this invention a substantially Ufshaped body,

constructional purposes gencomprises preferably outer `extremity is provided upon its upper side with an upwardly extending lug or projection and upon its under side with a downwardly projecting lug o-r the like. The pro'- jections, where the device is formed` of' wrought or malleable metal, are conveniently formed lby incising the vlimb for a lsuitabley distance from its outer end longitudinally yand bending the parts in the desired directions, the bent portions lying in the same plane.

The second limb is'provided at its outer downwardly. At a convenient distance; from the outer end of the limb a second projection is formed also projecting downwardlyf The limb just referred to is preferably incised longitudinally and centrally of its length, the outer half being turned or bent downwards to form the inner projection;

In use the device isi-placed upon the scaffold pole, 'said pole lying snugly within the crutch projecting forwardly ofk the pole, the distance between thelouter surface of the inner projection upon' thesecond limb and the' plane parallel theret-oin which f lies the rearmost edge of the said crutchbeing equal to the diameter of the pole. The arrangement is" such that/the guardeboard is retained against displacement on one side by the downwardly extending projections at the outer ends of the limbs of the device, and on the other side by means of the pole and the inner downward projection ofthe second limb. ,In `order to prevent accidental diswhich at itsV projection which projectsk placement ofthe device a perforation 7may be;

provided' in one of the limbs through which a nail may be. drivenfin'to the-edge Vof 'the board, the outer end of the nail being turned or bent over.

' i The purpose of the upwardly extending lug previously referred to -is "to engagethe lower edge of a further guard-board or the like shouldy it bedesired toplace this 4above the iirst mentioned guard-board, for as will be vheld to postsor uprights. n Again, clips according to this' invention may be usedl'for securing floor or other boards or planks to'horizontal supports, such logs of scaffolding. i j A Where used for constructional purposes to for example as the put- Vform a hollow walloneclip may be applied to a vertical member toengage aboard upon one side thereof-and a second clip to engage -a boardupon the yother side, the boardsl thus being retained in spaced relationship, the distance between them beingequal to the diameter or thickness of the vertical member.

vObviously as yappliedqto a pole of other than circular crossv sectional outline the outline of the crutch portion ofthe clip kwould be suitably modified. i

In order that the invention may be the better understood lthe accompanying drawings are appended 'showing one form of the invention in which Fig. l is a'perspective view of the clip. y

Figl'Q is a side view showing the clip applied to scaffolding. I

Fig. 3 is a front :view of the clip in use.

Fig. 4 is a view showing va vfurther application of the clip. c

' 1 Referring to the accompanying drawings, a indicates a `substantially U-shaped body tially surround 'a-scaifold pole/b. x

Y so f c and d indicate the limbs of the body a, the limb c being provided at its outer eX- tremity and upon one side with a lug e eX- tending therefrom ata right angle and upon its otherside with a similar'lug fof. a somewhat-greater length than the 'f lug e.

VThe limb cl is provided at its outer end V,with alug g projectingtherefromat a right angle'and in thesamedirection"asthe lug f,

whilst ata suitable distance from nthe outer end of the said limb a lug h is formed extending in the same direction as the .lug,g,-the said limb d being preferably incised longitudinally. and centrally' of Vits-length, thel outer half` being turned or bent to'form the lug 71,.

. Theilugh'isso-disposedfthatitsouterrsurface n' is situated f within a =`planeftangential` =to the :circumference ofthefpoleb.

1; v1 indicates. aguardboardzwhich'is retained against displacement on one side-by 'the pro- VKjections f: and g fand` 'on-'thefother side by. f-meansuof theipole Yand the lprojection 71,. The

purposezof the;- lug eiisztov -engage'the 'lower i edge 5 of. a*n furtherfguardeboard orv the like should; :it :be .desiredifto :placenthis'V above the boardi, foras previouslyfstated,by employingf ai number f clips athehei'ght: of zthe'guard .may be increased toianyidesiredextent.

:j indicates ffloor boards or the like secured 3o lbymeansof'theclip to thehorizontal member xorfput-logs of thefscaEolding,`-the saidlboards angles ftojsaidfput-'logg witlrfthefclips' :par- 'tlal'lyf surrounding the .put-dogs,y andfwith the I ;;projections;e, f, 1.and'g,"rengaging the upper 40 driven into'aboard'heldzby the clip'for the .rpurpose of wpreventing j:the accidental "fdisplacement of- :the'fsaidf/olip.

@Eigelsfshoxzvs the application :'f the: clip to fsecuree .fboar'fds Avuponaboth sides" of a .vertical #member orzrsupport.

pose ,of foheapening vthe/"costfof manufacture vof the clip, theprojectionaf may,`ifinotre A F'quired,'beffdispensedewith.V Y "Claims: Y 1. A device for the'purpose specified com- ;pri'si11g"two #parallel :members lidisposed in spaced' relationship, laconnection .between one fiend ofsaidnmembersjzdownwardlyfextending ranged tin'sjjiac'ed :relationship `:one to the other,"afdownfwardlyextendingiprojeetion at the end of the otherfrnemberyandan up-p ward'l'yextending 'prejection` upon said-.niemtimber.YY 5

2. A device for the purpose specified' compprisi-ng t'woparallelmembers disposed in one :plane and inspaced :relationship Ia connection between 'one-endz-of saiijdfmembers, downward- 1y extending V projections "at';the'end vof one tending projection upon said othermember, vsaid projections lying in theisame'plane.

3. 4A device for the purpose specified comprising a.metal body having .parallel membersllymg 1n4 the samel plane, aportion conl nectingsaid 'membersiatfone 'end thereof, an

extension at the end ofeach member disposed ata rightl angletorthe plane thereof, said eX- tensions lying both in the same plane, a sec- ;ond Vextension Vupon the endV of a member also disposed at a right angle to the body of the device Vand `lying inaplaneparallelito but behind the plane'ofthe irst-eiitens'iomand a second-'extension upon the other1 member also disposedlata right angle to thep'lanelof'the bodyfof the device, but projecting fin the opposite direction to s'aidfirst projection -fupon said =member and lying 'in the -sameplane Y 4. 'A device for 'the purpose speciiiedfcompr-is'ingA a 4U -shaped metal body, Vone limb of which 4is provided-withbtwodownwardly di rectedfprojections parallel to" eachother but lying lin" pla-nes one" behind 'theothera'tlowH- wardly directed projection upon thej'ther :limbfpa-rallel to they'outerproject'ion of first limb and lying finthe SamepIane, and a second upwardly i directed projection upon said Zlimb lying inV the same'plane as'said-first Yprojection iupon said limb.

Vf5. -Adeviceffor the purpose describedcom-h 'fprising two parallel members/disposed ini i sp'aced'relationship, an integral connection Vbetween ione' end fof saidl members,lthe`fother i lendjof one of*- saidmem'bers lhaving ian 'up`- `wardly turned projection anda'downsvardly 'turned"=projection, and the` other end 'fof the .other ofV 1 said'membe'rs' having 'one v"or a Tp'lu- "ra-lity. of 'downwardly turned proj ections.

"16. At "device for "holding together guardfboards"ofscaifoldsfand the like'comprising j Ytwoparallelmembers disposed `Iins'p'aced'rei" -Asl-will bewreadilyunderstood, for the purlationship, a connection integral with 'said -members'between one endfof 'said members, a

plurality "of'proj ections upon the lendl of' one ."member"respectivelylengaging the outer and inner faces of a guard-board'and disposed yat'azright angle'tofthepflane of said mem- Y -a. guard-board.

v55' projections at the endof'fone member arl 7. A'device for the'pu'rpose described'connL prising 'two' parallel membersV disposed in spaced frelat'ionship, a connection integral vwith saidmembers between one endofsaid members, a plurality of projections upon vthe end of one member respectively engaging the outer 'and inner faces of a guard-boardand disposed at a right angle tothe plane'of said members, a "plurality of (proj ections at .the end ofthe Vother member respectively engaging-theouter surface of the guard -boa'rden` gaged by the rst pair of projections and the outer face of a second guard-board disposed edge to edge with respect to said first guardn board.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ARNOLD @LARENCE MARSHALL. 

